Everyone knows we need more sleep, but how many of us actually do something about it? Our ChronicPal Laurie Edwards from A Chronic Dose is writing an article about sleep for a leading magazine and wants to hear from women who finally had it with being tired and made changes in their lives to get more sleep. Share your "aha" moment by e-mailing her, the sooner the better as she's on a tight deadline!

First, SharpBrains is a darn cool site. Second, they did a terrific job of hosting Grand Rounds this week, with the theme of "Briefing the Next U.S. President." ChronicBabe is proud to be included, and hopes the candidates pay attention!

A ChronicPal responds to Time article on patients who Google (1/13/2008)

ChronicPal Linz Middlemiss recently wrote a response to the Time article criticizing patients who Google, and we love what she has to say about the balance between patients and doctors. Research, personal experience, and clinical work all play a part, and smart patients and docs can do their homework and work as partners for the best results. Check out her fresh perspective over at Fighting Fatigue.

Our favorite new TV show: How to Look Good Naked (1/13/2008)

From Editrix Jenni: I stumbled upon "How to Look Good Naked" last night and fell in love. Carson Kressley is so over the top but so authentic; you can tell he really wants each woman to learn to love herself JUST AS SHE IS. I can't stop smiling as I watch these Babes transform their attitudes and get fierce. To every ChronicBabe who thinks she isn't gorgeous today: I assign this TV show as your homework!

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Grand Rounds @ PathTalk (1/8/2008)

Once again, we present: Grand Rounds - the best of the medical blogosphere. Hosted this week by PathTalk, it's another great collection of health writing and ChronicBabe is featured. Enjoy!

The latest resource on working with chronic illness is... (1/5/2008)

...Working with Chronic Illness, a new blog started by coach Rosalind Joffe. You can check out helpful articles and links, sign up to receive email alerts of new articles, get book recommendations and more.

Join Jenni the Editrix at Cafe Chronique (1/2/2008)

Our pal Kimberly Flynn has created a new online community at Café Chronique, part of her Chronic Couture empire. We dig! It's got all the nice features of a good social networking site, without all the annoying blinky ads. See you there! (She'll be spending some quality time in the "Fibromytes Unite!" group.)

Hosted by How to Cope with Pain, the monthly Pain Blog Carnival is a solid resource for some of the best writing on pain management and coping skills. December's edition was recently posted, so get reading!

Thanks to all our readers and pals who nominated ChronicBabe.com for Medgadget's 2007 Medical Blog Awards. Don't forget to check Medgadget to see if we become a finalist, and if so, please mark your calendars and vote for us from Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008 to Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008 at midnight (PST). Thanks!